I'm happy to announce the release of a new edition of lithographs by Kenny Rivero, on view from May 17 - June 14, 2017 as part of his solo exhibition Hear, My Dear at Blackburn 20|20 Gallery, 323 W 39th St, 5th Floor, New York, NY.

I had the privilege of collaborating with Kenny as master printer on this 7-color lithograph with chine-collé, published in an edition of twenty with funding from the 2016 Robert B. and Emilie W. Betts Foundation Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Editioning Residency.

Many thanks to Justin Sanz for completing the chine-collé run on this edition, and to both Justin and Devraj Dakoji for their technical and aesthetic consultation throughout the project. Thanks also to RBPMW interns Nia Belton and Jieun Lim for their outstanding job as press assistants during the editioning process.

"Life Sized: A Small Works Invitational" is the final exhibit of our inaugural season and brings together over 30 artists from New York, Missouri, Kansas, Washington DC, and South Carolina, working in all media. This ambitious exhibit will feature works on paper, painting, sculpture, fiber art, and photography.

In keeping with our mission to introduce some of the best emerging and mid-career American artists to the New York market, this exhibit presents works by many of the artists we have worked with this year, as well as a number of new voices you may not yet be familiar with. The works are meant to fit both the homes and budgets of young and novice collectors, whether their interest is in painting, sculpture, photography, contemporary abstract art, or traditional drawing.

The exhibit opens with an artist reception on Friday, August 12, from 6-9PM and will conclude with a closing reception on Saturday, September 3. Business hours during this exhibition are Friday-Sunday, noon-6pm.

Back in 2012, I challenged myself to keep a daily sketchbook. It was a practice I followed for about three months, and now, nearly four years later, I still find myself looking back on drawings from that time as a starting point for current projects. I found that the disciplined practice of beginning and ending a drawing every day not only generated a useful collection of source material, but changed the way I approached the drawing process itself.

I made a set of rules because I like rules, as long as I am the one making them:

Every day, make a drawing inside your sketchbook.

Do it in one sitting, bring it to a resolution (whatever that may mean), and do not come back to rework it later.

Write the date next to the drawing.

A week ago, I decided to revive this practice to see where it takes me this time. Stay tuned?

Meet Sinead and Elly, my newly-adopted pair of 10 x 12 x 3" lithographic limestones. A million thanks to my good friend Steph, who braved the road to Philadelphia and back with me in her '86 Volvo. Yes, this car is older than I am.

Thanks also to Peter of Petrichor Press, master printer and fellow Tamarind alum, who took the time to show us all around the historic Globe Dye Works building where his shop is located. To my fellow lithographers, I believe he still has quite a few stones for sale, but the shop alone is worth a visit!